Laos advises all sectors to work from home


International passengers have their medical declarations checked at Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City. — VNA/VNS

VIENTIANE, March 26 (Xinhua): Lao Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith has advised all local and central sectors to consider allowing their staff to work from home in a bid to prevent the Covid-19 outbreak.

"If it's possible to work at home and communicate with each other online, implement it," local daily Vientiane Times on Thursday quoted the Lao prime minister as saying on Wednesday (March 25).

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